Improvement in fence



' iuited tant JOSEPH G. DOWNER, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 96,561, dated November 9, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, JosnPn G. Downes, of Auburn, in the county ofCayuga, and State'I of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification, and in which is represented aperspective of my invention, the nature of which consists in pivotingthe horizontal bars to the vertical slatsand posts, and using the fenceor panel tl1ereof,iu combination with an upright screw-bolt, providedwith a nut, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willnow describe its construction aud operation.

D represents the ground-sill, up through one end of which extends thescrew-bolt d.

A A represent the end-posts or pieces, which are of metal, their lowerends being turned at right angles, as seen iu the drawing, the object ofwhich will be fully set forth presently.

f f are horizontal bars, pivoted opposite to each other, to the sides ofthe posts A A.

g g represent vertical slats, pvoted between both the top and bottombars f f. Y

B B are metal braces, their lower ends turned` inward at right angles,and resting upon the bases of the end-pieces A A', and their upper endsbolted also to the same pieces, as fully shown in the drawings.

A suitable. hole is provided in the bases b b of the end-pieces A A, andalso 1n braces B B, for them to be confined to the sill D, by means ofscrew-bolts.v and nuts.

As airead y stated, the screw-bolt d extends up some distance beyond thesill, so as to admit of that end of the panel being elevated ordepressed, to accommodate the fence to any declivity of the surface ofthe ground.

c is a nut upon screw-bolt (l, to regulate the height or angle to whichthe panel may be adjusted.

My fence is designed more especially for cemeterypurposes, where it willbe found to possess features peculiarly desirable.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe elongated screw-bolt d, in combination with a fence or panelthereof', constructed substantially as gescrihed, and operating as andfor the purpose speci- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown, I atlix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

l J. G. DOWNER.

Witnesses:

Hormon T. 000K, A. S. WORTH.

